Halimah binti Mohamed Sadique ( Jawi: حليمة بنت محمد صادق; born 2 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of National Unity for the second term in the

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(BN) administration under former Prime Minister

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from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and her first term in the

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(PN) administration under former Prime Minister

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from March 2020 to August 2021 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from May 2018 to November 2022. She also served as Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government in the BN administration under former Prime Minister

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and former Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan from May 2013 to July 2015. She is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the BN administration.

Political career

She served as the Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government in the

(BN) administration under former Prime Minister

and former Ministers Abdul Rahman Dahlan as well as

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from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, MP for Tenggara from March 2008 to May 2018, Member of the

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(MLA) for Pasir Raja from March 2004 to March 2008 and MLA for Gunung Lambak from April 1995 to March 2004. She is also a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition which is aligned with the PN coalition. Halimah was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 general elections, Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available. having previously served in the State Assembly of Johor and on the Johor State Executive Council. She was re-elected in the 2013 election and appointed as Deputy Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government in the Cabinet of

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. Halimah contested and won the Kota Tinggi parliamentary in the 2018 general elections instead, but BN had lost power in recapturing the federal government to the

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(PH) coalition, only to regain power in 2020.

Health

In January 2021, Halimah tested positive for

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Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2003) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2017)

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References

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